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pres·ta·tion \preˈstāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin praestation-, praestatio required payment, from Latin, warranty, from praestatus (past participle of praestare to be responsible for, perform, pay, give) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. feudal law : a rent, tax, or due paid in kind or in services (as in return for the lord's warrant or authority for taking wood) 2. civil law : a performance of something due upon an obligation |